One Piece: I Weave the Pirate Codex with My Zanpakuto

"Oh dear, it would be a waste if you didn't eat it, so Ginny will reluctantly help you out!"

Ginny chuckled as she carefully put away the coupons.

"That's a couple's voucher, you can bring the teddy bear with you."

At this time, Ginny was at an age where she was still quite naive and didn't show any shyness after hearing Ross's words.

Instead, it suddenly dawned on me.

"That's right!"

"If we raise the cub from a young age while he doesn't understand these things, he can naturally walk down the aisle later!"

"You're such a mature man! Hahaha~~"

Ross slapped away Ginny, who was slapping him hard, and said irritably:

"Alright, hurry up and take your childhood sweetheart on a date, Ginny, the intelligence officer."

"Yes, Lord Ross! Excuse me!"

Watching Ginny run off into the distance, Ross shook his head helplessly, but his face was full of smiles.

"Dad~?"

Shanks touched his mouth, seemingly finding it amazing that this thing could talk.

"Daddy? Hehehe~"

"Daddy? Coo coo coo~"

Just then, a hoarse voice, which was in the process of transforming, came from not far away.

“It’s been a long time, Mr. Ross.”

Shanks stopped beeping, struggled to climb onto Ross's shoulder, and looked curiously toward the direction from which the sound came.

“It has been a long time since we last met, Perospero.”

Ross smiled and beckoned the boy closer.

Charlotte Perospero, a kid born into the Rocks Pirates, often teased them when they were young.

How have you been lately?

"Not bad, we... um?"

Perospero stopped and hurriedly caught the red envelope the man threw to him.

"This is... New Year's money?"

"I would have given it to you every year."

Ross patted the boy next to him, gesturing for him to sit down.

Even if you start making money now, in my eyes you'll still be that snotty-nosed brat. If you dare refuse, I'll do what I did when you were a kid: pull down your pants and spank you.

Perospero instinctively tightened his belt.

After this commotion, the initial awkwardness vanished completely.

"Uncle Ross, you're still as shameless as ever."

Seeing the boy's speechless expression, Ross burst into laughter.

"You're here to deliver an invitation, right?"

Perospero nodded, reached into his pocket with his left hand, hesitated for a long time but did not take out the letter.

"Uncle, can you not go?"

Ross looked at the boy in surprise: "You don't want me to go?"

"I don't want you to go."

Perospero sighed: "Mom has become curious about you; she's been gathering information about you."

“I often hear her say things like, ‘I wish I could have a child with you.’”

"But I know you won't agree."

"If you don't want to go, I can help you lie to your mom... Ouch!"

After leaving a large, red, flashing bump on Perospero's head, Ross snatched the invitation from his hand.

"You're too green to help me, kid."

"Don't let Lingling have a bad impression of you, Perospero, it's not good for your growth."

"Adults should handle their own problems; kids should just focus on growing up happily."

Touching the large bump on his head, Perospero's face, still covered in fine hair, held a complex expression.

"Relax your brow. I told you, if you're unhappy, come to me. Whether you want to confide in me or anything else, I'll be there for you."

After reading the contents of the invitation, Ross casually tossed it aside.

Have you forgotten what I taught you before?

"No, Uncle Ross, it's just..."

Perospero hesitated, but couldn't suppress the urge that had been building up inside him for so long.

“I don’t understand why my mother did that. We are her children, not tools she uses to conquer the sea.”

"What masterpiece! What strongest masterpiece?!"

Ross did not interrupt the increasingly agitated teenager.

“Uncle Ross, I can’t leave. I’m the eldest son of the Charlotte family. What will happen to my younger siblings if I leave?”

Perhaps after venting his anger, Perospero regained his composure.

Ross sighed softly, "That's why I hate that."

"Thirteen is the age of passion and excitement, when people compete to see who can pee the farthest. Excessive ripening agents will only produce unhealthy results."

"When will that idiot Lingling finally understand this?"

"You don't need to worry about the tea party; I'll attend on time."

Rose raised his hand and pinched Perospero's mouth shut before he could speak, and said in a deep voice:

"Adults should handle their own affairs."

"Little brat, stay here and drink your orange juice."

Chapter 34 The Art of War: Winning Hearts and Minds is Paramount

Perospero left, ignoring Ross's advice to stay on Miracle Island for dinner.

This was, at least in his memory, one of the very few times Perospero had not listened to him since they had known each other.

"It seems Lingling is putting too much pressure on him."

Ross didn't want to interfere too much in Lingling's education.

Whether it's Perospero or the three Katakuri brothers, they all have a pretty good relationship with him.

But he is, after all, an outsider.

Some things can be said half-jokingly, but you can't really get involved in them.

No matter how bad Lingling's parenting style was, she was still their mother.

Unless he marries into the family and becomes the new father of Perospero and his family.

"Lord Ross~~!"

As walked over quickly, panting heavily.

When they came closer, he handed over the account book.

"I'm sorry, Lord Ross, I've been too busy lately and forgot about the thing Miss Olvia asked me to do."

[Ledger]

Ross took it and glanced through it briefly, his eyes sweeping over the numbers in Pele's row.

38 million Berry

"How come there's only this much?" / "How come there's only this much? Where's my Pele?!"

Ross and Rocks' voices rang out simultaneously.

Upon hearing the question, As replied with a wry smile, "Wang Zhi, when he was the admiral of Pirate Island, he wasn't good at making money from money."

"Including his extravagant spending and other factors, this is all the treasure left behind by Rocks."

Other factors?

Ross suddenly thought of Kaido, and his lips twitched.

"As, how much did Kaido take?"

Aspen's already aged face became even more sorrowful.

“A lot; he took at least hundreds of millions of Berries worth of treasure.”

That bastard dared to steal the treasure while he wasn't paying attention.

No wonder the other party was so obedient when Kaido took away Wang Zhi's body.

Ross narrowed his eyes, pondering how to teach the unruly Kaido a lesson.

The Beasts Pirates, Kaido, King...

Wano Country?

The country of Wano!

Ross stroked his chin thoughtfully, "If it were Wano Country..."

"As."

“Please speak,” As said respectfully.

"Seastone, how useful is that mineral in the construction of Miracle Island?"

As thought for a moment, prepared his words, and then spoke.

"Those kinds of mineral veins are not something that ordinary people can buy. The trade in sea stone is firmly controlled by the World Government."

"Not to mention ordinary merchants, even the kingdom's nobles would find it difficult to buy."

"Moreover, sea stone requires a very special forging process. Before you find a way to purchase sea stone, you should first try to find a blacksmith who can forge sea stone."

After a brief pause, As took out the design drawings from his pocket.

"As you envisioned, sea stone is a resource we urgently need. Miracle Island's underwater projects, which are used to make money, require a large amount of sea stone."

"But our Pele..."

Ross waved his hand at As, who looked troubled, a hint of amusement in his smile.

"Don't worry about Pele. If I don't have enough money, I'll borrow some from the world's nobles."

Inside the Zanpakuto workshop, Rocks was taken aback at first, then seemed to remember something and burst into laughter.

'That's right, Rose.'

"Lao Tzu also borrowed money from the World Government back then; their Heavenly Gold is an enormous treasure!"

"When you're broke, robbing a gold mine is always a safe bet! I have plenty of experience; I guarantee you'll succeed on your first try!"

"Don't worry about the sea stone, let Kaido fly for two years first."

Ross closed the ledger and casually tossed it back to As.

"The remaining 3 million Berries should be spent and used."

“The 1st of each month will be the payday in my ideal world. Don’t let down the citizens of my ideal world who choose to follow me.”

Rose put down Shanks and picked up the barbell plates with both hands to begin squat training.

"Distribute according to work. Also, tell them that once the Futaba Kindergarten is completed, we can take care of and teach the kids for free, so as to stimulate their desire to have children as soon as possible."